Epipristis truncataria

Epipristis truncataria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found on Borneo and Sumatra and in Singapore.[2]

Epipristis truncataria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Epipristis
Species:
E. truncataria
Binomial name
Epipristis truncataria
(Walker, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia truncataria Walker, 1861

Adults are pale dull green with greyish clouding.

References

  1. Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Epipristis truncataria Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 17, 2019.


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